Another way to make a little extra cash for our Disney funds

[Mean Queen]

I am self-employed, so we just included that with my other income. The tax advisor did let us know while a business does not have to give you a 1099 for anything under $600, you still have to report that income. The IRS may not take notice of amounts less than $600 on its own, but if something else brought you to their attention, the IRS could get you for it.

 

[Wilsonfamily4]

Okay I posted my first videos. I did one on my fridge and another on candy. the candy one was accepted right away and I have hearn nothing on the fridge. That would be $10.00 if it was accepted. But 2 for 1 minute of my time is great to me. If I just get 2 dollars a day that is $60 dollars a month extra! Go DISNEYFUND!!

 

[carmie3377]

Okay I posted my first videos. I did one on my fridge and another on candy. the candy one was accepted right away and I have hearn nothing on the fridge. That would be $10.00 if it was accepted. But 2 for 1 minute of my time is great to me. If I just get 2 dollars a day that is $60 dollars a month extra! Go DISNEYFUND!!

It seems like the higher dollar value items take longer sometimes. I've had some take several days to get approved. It used to take 2 weeks or longer! I still get impatient though because sometimes when they hang out there like that they end up getting rejected, but not always. They will eventually get to it. Congrats on getting started; it does add up nicely!

 

[sbpuckett]

subbing

 

[Wilsonfamily4]

okay this can be really addicting. Since there are only 5 days left in the month I am going to try to get 50 in. So that is 10 a day. May not happen but I will try. I have 4 accepted and 2 somewhere out there.

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

Have they ever done this type of thing before? Cutting off a specific submission type before the end of the month?

Yes, in the past, expo has cut off higher payouts on specific submission types before the end of the month. The most notorious incident may have happened last August (?)... there were categories with $10 payouts... approximately five days into the month, with no warning, expo posted on their forum they are not paying $10 for pets or crafts or baby equipment, or some other category, (I honestly can't remember what the category was). Reviews in that category would be accepted, but at a $2 payout. Everyone was up in arms over the sudden change. Because of the uproar, expo has since always given us a heads up when this type of thing was about to happen, such as they did with the DVDs.

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

I have been out of DVD's to review for a while now, I will NOT be surprised if they go down to $2. I am surprised they are still at $5. I find them boring to watch and can hardly find something that isn't a review of a dvd to watch.

I too have been out of $5 and $10 items for quite some time now it is extremely hard to keep motivated to make anything! I usually just don't sit down anymore to make them but if I am cooking or something and DH is around then sometimes I'll ask him to film me.

You know, if DVDs do go down to $2, we will no longer be doing them. They wouldn't be worth the hassle. In fact, with the amount of taxes we may end up paying for expo, if the DVDs go down to $2, that will pretty much end our expo careers.

 

[Wilsonfamily4]

I guess for us newbies. 2 dollars sounds great for a DVD. I mean it takes a minute to shoot. So i am happy for two bucks. But if I had been getting paid more for awhile I may be upset.

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

I guess for us newbies. 2 dollars sounds great for a DVD. I mean it takes a minute to shoot. So i am happy for two bucks. But if I had been getting paid more for awhile I may be upset.

Naaaa, not upset at all. Things change, things get old, it's no big deal. I almost look forward to not doing expo at all, if that makes sense, so if they reduce the DVDs to $2, ok, next! lol

I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble, but I've been shooting expo reviews for myself and family members since July and it just gets to the point that if it's not a $5 payout, it's just not worth it for us.

You'll see the longer you do expo, that it really does require more than one minute. We set up the shot, take the shot, transfer the shot, upload the shot, make sure the house is quiet, make sure no planes are flying overhead, make sure no horns are honking outside, no construction, no birds are chirping (yes, someone got mass rejections for that!) and then wait to see if it gets rejected for heaven knows what other reason. Oh yes, here's one - "review spoils plot".... lol... It just wears you down after a while.

There are expenses involved as well: batteries, camera, wear on camera, battery chargers, AC adapters, your valuable time, and more. In the beginning we were very excited. I think more than anything, it's the c*ap shoot of getting your review rejected when you know you've done a great job and followed the rules. Expo is like calling Disney CRO for reservations or codes - you are at the mercy of whoever answers the phone at Disney and at expo, you are at the mercy of whoever reviews your review.

Like I said, not trying to diminish the excitement for newbies, but as an oldie, lol, that's how I feel.

 

[carmie3377]

There are expenses involved as well: batteries, camera, wear on camera, battery chargers, AC adapters, your valuable time, and more. In the beginning we were very excited. I think more than anything, it's the c*ap shoot of getting your review rejected when you know you've done a great job and followed the rules. Expo is like calling Disney CRO for reservations or codes - you are at the mercy of whoever answers the phone at Disney and at expo, you are at the mercy of whoever reviews your review.

Like I said, not trying to diminish the excitement for newbies, but as an oldie, lol, that's how I feel.

Don't forget, we have to pay taxes on this. Not just Federal, but for most state (thankfully not me though) and Self Employment tax (15.3%). So, just make sure you set some of your earnings aside come tax time next year (if you plan on earning at least $600.00 this year!) Even though it looks like $2.00 a review, it can more like $1.25-1.50 per review. You have to decide if your time is worth it. When payouts were higher (and before I knew how much I'd be paying in taxes), I'd set aside time to do expo. Now, if I have time while my son is napping, I'll do it. However, I don't set aside the time anymore.

 

[Steven41782]

I just posted my first videos and all were approved except one. I have 47 dollars! That was quick and easy! This is going towards our Disney Cruise. How do they approve them so fast? I barely got some of them posted and they were already approved. Do they even watch them??

Steven

thanks DIS this is great!

 

[iheartdisney]

So, for those that got bonuses in December, when do you know if you get a bonus?

 

[Mean Queen]

So, for those that got bonuses in December, when do you know if you get a bonus?

It wasn't until later the next month. I'm hoping to get many more bonuses this month. But since Expo's only giving away $5,000 instead of the $10,000 for December bonuses, I doubt they'll pay $11 a bonus this time.

 

[iluv2go2disney]

I just noticed the new video cap this month.....30. I guess I better shoot for all 5.00 this month.

 

[jennz]

Oh no! 30? Did they lower the dvd amount, do you know?

I found it on the site, was checking the forums...still at $5 for the dvds and video games.

 

[iheartdisney]

Movies are stil $5, but you can only do 10 this month.
I'm definately skipping the $2 items this month!

 

[jennz]

Thanks - I didn't see the limit of 10 for the movies. I'm going to make sure I do those first.


BTW Steven - congratulations~

 

[Mean Queen]

Thanks - I didn't see the limit of 10 for the movies. I'm going to make sure I do those first.


BTW Steven - congratulations~

Expo is really cracking down! I may actually meet the maximum this month. I'm sure I'll meet the maximum on DVD's.

 

[joepic]

Hey awesome find! You're my hero!

eBay was my only source of online income - hopefully that will change!

 

[Steven41782]

Thanks... I did a review for a vacuum and it fell apart in the middle of my review. They accepted it. I wish we had more 10$ items. Does anyone know who reviews the videos? I think that would be an easy way to make money... to be a video reviewer.